Redact PDFs Online Securely
Permanently remove sensitive information from PDF documents with a simple visual redaction tool. Upload your file, draw redaction boxes over confidential content, and apply permanent redactions so the underlying text cannot be copied, searched, or recovered.
Protect personal data, confidential business information, legal case details, medical records, and other private content before sharing or filing your PDFs.
Business Feature
PDF Redaction is available on the Business plan. Permanently remove sensitive information from your documents.
How It Works
Drag and drop your PDF into the upload area to open it in the redaction editor.
Click and drag to place black redaction boxes over text or areas you want to remove. Review each page and add redactions wherever sensitive information appears.
Click Apply Redaction to permanently delete the underlying content from the PDF. Then download your redacted file, ready to share securely.
Why Use PDF Redaction?
Proper PDF redaction does more than hide text visually. It permanently removes the underlying information from the document so it cannot be selected, copied, searched, or recovered later.
This makes PDF redaction essential for sharing documents that contain personal, financial, legal, medical, or confidential business information.
Common Use Cases
Legal and Court Documents
Redact witness names, case numbers, signatures, addresses, and other sensitive information before filing or sharing legal documents. Proper redaction helps law firms, legal teams, and court users protect confidential details and meet privacy requirements.
HR and Employee Records
Remove Social Security numbers, salary details, home addresses, contact information, and other employee data before sending records to auditors, vendors, or outside partners.
Healthcare and HIPAA Compliance
Redact patient names, medical record numbers, treatment details, dates of birth, and other protected health information to support HIPAA compliance and protect patient privacy.
Financial and Business Documents
Remove bank account numbers, payment details, tax IDs, invoices, contract data, and other confidential business information before sharing documents internally or externally.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is PDF redaction?
PDF redaction is the process of permanently removing sensitive information from a PDF. Unlike placing a black box over text, true redaction deletes the underlying content so it cannot be recovered.
Is the redaction permanent?
Yes. After you apply redactions, the original content is permanently removed from the PDF. The redacted areas appear as solid black boxes, and the hidden text underneath is deleted.
What information should I redact?
You should redact any sensitive or confidential information, including Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, bank details, account numbers, medical information, case details, and other personally identifiable information.
How is redaction different from covering text with a black box?
A simple black box may only hide text visually while leaving the original content in the file. Proper PDF redaction removes the actual data underneath, making it inaccessible to search, copy, and extraction tools.
Can I redact multiple pages in a PDF?
Yes. You can move through your document page by page and add redactions wherever sensitive content appears before applying all redactions at once.
Is PDF Redaction free?
PDF Redaction is available as a Business plan feature for $13.99/month. It includes the visual redaction editor along with other Business tools.
How do I redact a PDF?
Upload your PDF, draw black redaction boxes over the areas you want to remove, review all pages, and click Apply Redaction. Once applied, the sensitive content is permanently deleted from the document.
Redact Sensitive Information with Confidence
Use PDF Redaction to securely remove confidential content from your documents before sharing, filing, or storing them. It is a simple way to protect private information and ensure sensitive text is permanently removed from your PDF.
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